TCU improves to 3-0 by beating Stanford

FORT WORTH, Texas  Ryan Christian scored the go-ahead touchdown, and Steven Coleman made a key interception as TCU beat Stanford 31-14 Saturday in a game that was moved up six hours because of Hurricane Ike.

Christian, who rushed for 82 yards on 19 carries, gave TCU (3-0) the lead for good on a 1-yard scoring run with six minutes left in the third.

Stanford (1-2) appeared to tie the game early in the fourth on Doug Baldwin's 49-yard punt return for a touchdown. Officials reviewed the play and determined Baldwin stepped out of bounds at the TCU 13.